This GK General Knowledge quiz covers SSC question answer like: Which Indian cricketer has been conferred with the Fellowship Award in United Kingdom (UK)? In which place did Satyagraha first startedThe second Buddhist Council was held in 383 BC in—At which of the following places was the first ever European township constructed in India? Gandhara school of art came into existence inGanga Kumari has become the first transgender to be appointed in Rajasthan Police. She hails from which district? Robert Bruce Foote, who discovered first Palaeolithic tools in India, was originally ___? Who authored ‘Harshacharita’ and ‘Kadambari’? Who of the following revolutionaries set up the United India House in the USA? Which of the following posts is not mentioned in Constitution? GK quiz set 352 – online general awareness test for SSC to save your money and help you get better marks in compeptitive exam. GK questions and answers for IAS exam.
Which Indian cricketer has been conferred with the Fellowship Award in United Kingdom (UK)?
  1. Sachin Tendulkar
  2. Ravi Shastri
  3. M S Dhoni
  4. Sunil Gavaskar

Correct answer is option A i.e. Sachin Tendulkar
Explanation:
Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar has been conferred with the Fellowship Award at the 7th annual Asian Awards in United Kingdom (UK). Beside this, India’s playback singer Adnan Sami has also won the award for ‘Outstanding achievement in Music.” The award for outstanding achievement in Cinema was conferred to renowned Indian actor Om Puri who died in 2017. Other award recipients were Krishnan Guru-Murthy (Outstanding Achievement in Television), Ajay Banga (Business Leader of the Year), Masayoshi Son (Entrepreneur of the year), Nisha Dutt (Social Entrepreneur of the year), Dr Jack Preger (Philanthropist of the year), Ding Punhui (Outstanding achievement in sport), Demis Hassabis (Outstanding achievement in Science and Technology) and Sir Harpal Kumar (Outstanding contribution to the community).
In which place did Satyagraha first started
  1. Delhi
  2. Calcutta
  3. Baroda
  4. Champaran

Correct answer is option D
The second Buddhist Council was held in 383 BC in—
  1. Saptaparni
  2. Vaishali
  3. Patliputra
  4. Kundala Van

Correct answer is option B

At which of the following places was the first ever European township constructed in India?

  1. Kochi
  2. Chinsurah
  3. Surat
  4. Chennai

Correct answer is option A i.e. Kochi
Explanation:

Fort Kochi in Ernakulam district of Kerala is the first European township in India. It is a water-bound region toward the south-west of the mainland Kochi.

Gandhara school of art came into existence in
  1. Hinayana sect
  2. Mahayana sect
  3. Vaishanava sect
  4. Shaiva sect

Correct answer is option B

Ganga Kumari has become the first transgender to be appointed in Rajasthan Police. She hails from which district?

  1. Udaipur district
  2. Baran district
  3. Jalore district
  4. Dholpur district

Correct answer is option C i.e. Jalore district
Explanation:

Ganga Kumari, the resident of Raniwara in Jalore district of Rajasthan, has become the first transgender to be appointed in Rajasthan Police. On 13th November 2017, the Rajasthan High Court had directed the police department to appoint Ganga Kumari as a constable within six weeks, after officials denied her a post due to her gender and reported lack of clarity of rules in 2015. She was selected in the police recruitment examination for constables in 2013. However, her appointment was held up following the medical examination, which brought to the recruiters’ notice that she was a eunuch.

Robert Bruce Foote, who discovered first Palaeolithic tools in India, was originally ___?
  1. Palaeobotanist
  2. Geologist
  3. Archaeologist
  4. Historian

Correct answer is option B i.e. Geologist
Explanation:
Robert Bruce Foote – Father of Indian Pre-history. He was a geologist of the Geological Survey of India, brought out publications on the tools found in the laterite formations in the then Madras and South Arcot districts, documented the antiquities of the Neolithic and Iron Age in Salem district in Tamil Nadu, wrote memoirs on the geology of the south Maharatta country and neighbouring districts, collected antiquities, painted landscape such as “View of Cape Comorin, the Kumla Kumari Pagoda…” and skilfully handled his finances.
Who authored ‘Harshacharita’ and ‘Kadambari’?
  1. Banabhatta
  2. Bilhana
  3. Visakhadatta
  4. Aryabatta

Correct answer is option A
Who of the following revolutionaries set up the United India House in the USA?
  1. Ramnath Puri and Vir Savarkar
  2. Taraknath Das and G.D. Kumar
  3. Lala Hardayal and Bhagat Singh
  4. Harnam Singh

Correct answer is option B

Which of the following posts is not mentioned in Constitution?

  1. Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha
  2. Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
  3. Attorney General
  4. Solicitor General

Correct answer is option D i.e. Solicitor General